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05dream

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Hello all,
I have a really newbie question here. I have a 05 Mustang GT SCT tuner and C&L with no muffles.If I set the spark to the max on all RPM range 0-2000 -14 Spark - is the only option that I have no + and say 2000-4000 -8 4000-8000 -4. What would it be doing to this car?
Thanks,for your help.
 

SlideWRX

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Generally speaking, negative numbers are pulling timing, not advancing it. Zero would be the furthest advanced timing. Does the SCT manual say they are the other way around?

Tom
 

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No the Sct manual does not say.
 

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so with that being said,going + would be advancing the spark right?
 

Mike97gt

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the negitive numbers are pulling spark timming out of the tune. leave them at 0 or if it allows you a positive number to advance the timming.

pulling timing will reduce power.

BTW we do not need two threads on this.
 
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